> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.box.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Trashing an Active File

The Content Manager enables Admins to send a file owned by the organization's managed users to trash.

**To trash a file:**

1. Go to **Admin Console > Content**.
2. Click the **Content Manager** tab.
3. Click **Users**.
4. Select the Expand control next to a user's name.
5. Navigate the folder structure of the folders that the user owns or has access to under the user's name, or navigate the folders and view the files in the folders in the file list on the right.
6. Hover on the file and select **Trash** (![trash](https://docs.box.com/images/box-admin-tools/trash-3.png)), or select a file or folder on the list and select **Trash** (![trash](https://docs.box.com/images/box-admin-tools/trash-3.png)) on the top action bar.